The Reading Show Podcasts

Join Dr. Joe as he talks to special guest Dr. John Davis from the Teacher Education Department of California State University Dominguez Hills. Dr. Davis and Dr. Joe passionately talk about their work with special education and "at-risk" students, the education industry and what goes on behind closed doors, and what will it take to reach the most in need students.

Join Dr. Joe as returns from Nashville TN fresh from talking to teachers and educators who are working with the "hardest to reach students." Find out why it "ain't the kid, it ain't the teacher, it ain't the parent, it is the inappropriate materials.

Join Dr. Joe and his special guest host Jamahl Evans as he discusses his recent trip to the Georgia school of the deaf. Dr. Joe knows that teachers can get fried out and discouraged sometimes with their work, but Dr. Joe is fired up and ready to share this positive story of success!

Join Dr. Joe as he answers your email questions and helps listeners navigate the world of reading difficulties. Find out what parents should do if their child's teacher suggest the child be held back and other interesting questions.

Join Dr. Joe as he shares the hot topics that he hears from his travels across the country working in the education industry. What do educators ask him about time and again? Find out!

Join Dr. Joe as he spends the show with special guest Dr. Charles Hargis! Charles H. Hargis, Professor of Language and Literacy, has been at the University of Tennessee since 1971. He is the author of nine books and the coauthor of three more. Their topics deal with literacy, language development, learning problems and assessment. He is the author of numerous articles, chapters, and reviews on subjects covering linguistics, special and holistic education, language development and reading. With Albert Brigance he is the author of a book on educational assessment and was the consultant on Brigance's "Building Reading Skills" program, which is a set of instructional materials for use with older students who are still having difficulty in learning to read. Dr. Hargis's research interests are in developmental and remedial reading and in assessment. Truly a special show!

Dr. Joe describes what the term "non-responder" means in the education community, and what characteristics these students have in common.

Another great show! Listen to special guest Nancy, a mom to 8 kids who she all home-schooled, share her experience with Failure Free Reading. Nancy uses FFR with her daughter who has special needs. Hear how she turned to FFR when nothing else would work!

Dr. Joe gets passionate about expecting more from our students and coming together as a community to realize that a one size fits all approach to the teaching of reading won't work. Dr. Joe explains why he focuses on his students' strengths instead of focusing on their reading weaknesses.

Dr. Joe discusses what listeners can do to help their loved ones improve their reading abilities! Dr. Joe discusses his, 30 Ways to Improve Your Student’s Reading Ability, found in his book.

Welcome to The Reading Show with Dr. Joe! Listen to our first ever show, join Dr. Joe as he discusses what led him to start this show and what he hopes it will accomplish for his listeners!